JPH09306478A - Bubble removal device for storage battery - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent lowering of electromotive by driving a bubble remover slidingly rubbing the surface of a copper plate, a negative electrode of a storage battery using vertical movement of a water surface and removing bubbles stuck to the copper plate. SOLUTION: A storage battery 3 in which dilute sulfuric acid 5, a zinc plate 6, a copper plate 7, etc., are inserted is provided in a container 4 in a plastic case 1 and the both electrodes are connected to a lighting device 2 in a float 8. Plastic brushes 11 are arranged on both sides of the copper plate 7 and fixed to a plastic frame 12 into multiple stages so as to constitute a bubble remover 10. Projecting strings 14 in both sides of the frame 12 are so installed as to freely slide along a guide rail 13 in both side inner surfaces. A lateral shaft 17 which is fixed to the base part of a lever 16 having a driving float 15 attached to its tip is penetrated through a lateral hole having a watertight packing of the case 1 and a lever 18 fixed to the inner end of the lateral shaft 17 is connected to the frame 12 by a link 19. When the case 1 or the float 15 is vibrated by a wave, the vertical vibration of the lever 16 becomes a reciprocating movement of the lateral shaft 17 so that the frame 12 is vertically moved.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for removing air bubbles adhering to an electrode of a storage battery in a lighting power generation box of an illuminated float used for, for example, a fly fishing method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The fly fishing method, as is well known, is a fishing method in which a large number of hooks are attached to a fishing line suspended from a float floating on the sea, the fishing line is left overnight, and the fishing line is pulled up the next morning. For this reason, in order to prevent the buoy from colliding with other boats at night, the float is equipped with an electric light, the electric power is supplied from a power generation box having a storage battery, and the electric light is lit to brightly illuminate the inside of the float so that the float can be used even at night. I try to understand the existence of.

[0003]

As described above, the fly fishing method requires a power generation box equipped with a large-capacity storage battery because it is necessary to keep an electric light on all night long, and this storage battery is well known. As described above, an anode made of a zinc plate and a cathode made of a copper plate are inserted in dilute sulfuric acid.

For this reason, hydrogen ions and electrons are attached to the copper plate to generate hydrogen gas, and this gas forms bubbles and adheres to the copper plate, significantly reducing the function as a battery, and reducing the light of the lamp. There was a problem such as disappearing.

Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the storage battery, the object of the present invention is to quickly remove the bubbles adhering to the copper plate of the storage battery by using the movement of the waves on the water surface and to use the battery for a long time. It is to always obtain a sufficient electromotive force.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention relates to a power generation box in which a storage battery is provided in a case that floats on water, and the surface of the copper plate of the storage battery is rubbed to remove the copper plate. A structure is provided in which a bubble removing tool for removing bubbles adhering to the surface is provided, and a driving means for providing relative motion to the copper plate and the removing tool is provided by utilizing the upper and lower sides of the water surface.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a case made of plastic or the like, in which a storage battery 3 is provided to form a power generation box A.

The storage battery 3 contains dilute sulfuric acid 5 in its container 4.
Then, a zinc plate 6 as an anode and a copper plate 7 as a cathode were inserted into the diluted sulfuric acid 5, and lead wires connected to the both plates 6 and 7 were floated on the water via a switch 20.
It is connected to an illuminator 2 such as an electric light mounted inside. Reference numeral 10 indicates the copper plate 7 by rubbing both sides of the copper plate 7.
The bubble removing tool 10 shown in FIG. 1 is composed of a brush 11 made of synthetic resin.

This brush 11 is made of plastic and is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the copper plate 7 is sandwiched between the plastic frames 12 and fixed in a multi-step manner. The ridges 14 on both sides of the frame 12 are provided on both inner surfaces of the container 4 as shown in FIG. The guide rail 13 is slidably mounted so that it can move smoothly up and down.

Reference numeral 15 is a drive float provided on the outside of the case 1, and 16 is a lever having the float 15 attached to the tip thereof.
A horizontal shaft 17 integrally fixed to the base of the lever 16 is passed through a horizontal hole provided in a part of the case 1. A watertight packing is attached to the lateral hole, and a lever 18 fixed to the inner end of the lateral shaft 17 is connected to the frame 12 by a link 19.

In this embodiment, the float 8 is the power generation box A.
However, it is also possible to make at least the upper half of the case 1 transparent or semi-transparent, and make the illuminator 2 built in the case 1 so that the power generation box A itself is a float with illumination.

In the case of the above embodiment, when the power generation box A or the float 8 on which the fishing line 9 is suspended is floated on the sea, the float 8 and the power generation box A are shaken up and down by the waves. Due to this swing, the lever 16 swings up and down, and this movement becomes a reciprocating rotary motion of the horizontal shaft 17, and the motion of this shaft 17 moves the frame 12 up and down via the lever 18 and the link 19, and each brush 11 makes a copper plate. Rub both sides of 7.

Therefore, the bubbles adhering to the surface of the copper plate 7 are promptly removed, and the surface of the copper plate 7 is always kept in a clean state so that a sufficient starting force can be obtained.

FIG. 4 (I) shows a bubble removing device 1 according to another embodiment.
In this case, a horizontally long horizontal striped spatula 21 made of synthetic resin is vertically and multi-staged and mounted on the frame 12. In this case, the device for driving the frame 12 is the same as that shown in FIG. Therefore, detailed description will be omitted.

FIG. 4 (II) shows the change of the horizontal striped spatula.
The same effect can be obtained by using a rod-shaped body 22 such as a thin round rod.

The plastic used for the bubble removing device 10 is preferably a material that is not exposed to an acid, such as polyamide (nylon trademark), is durable, has elasticity, and is strong.

5 and 6, a rotary brush is used as the bubble removing tool 10. A rotary brush 26 is mounted in a multi-step manner with a copper plate 7 sandwiched between the frame 12, and pinion gears 27 are provided at both ends of each brush 26. The gear 27 of the brush 26 which is fixed and opposed to each other is meshed with each other, and the pinion gear 27 of one side is meshed with the rack gear 28 by being fixed in the case 1 so that the frame 1
When 2 is moved up and down, each brush 26 is rotated and moved up and down. In this case as well, the mechanism for moving the frame 12 up and down is the same as in each of the above-described examples, and therefore detailed description thereof is omitted.

FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the driving means, which shows means for enlarging the movement of the lever 16 moved by the float 15 and transmitting it to the frame 12. The fan-shaped gear 23 is fixed to the horizontal shaft 17. Then, another shaft 24 is rotatably mounted inside the case 1, a pinion gear 25 fixed to the shaft 24 is meshed with the sector gear 23, and a short lever 29 fixed to the coaxial 24 is connected to the link 19. . With this structure, even if the vertical movement of the float 15 is small, the frame 12 moves largely up and down, and the bubbles are completely removed.

In each of the above examples, the copper plate 7 is fixed to the case 1 and the bubble removing device 10 is moved up and down.
The bubble removing tool 10 may be fixed to the case 1 and the copper plate 7 may be moved up and down. In this case, the copper plate 7 may be connected to the link 19 and moved up and down by the same mechanism as the vertical movement mechanism of the frame 12 in each of the above examples.

FIG. 8 shows a case in which a pair of movable weights 31 are provided in the case 1 and the frame 12 is moved by utilizing the fact that the case 1 sways due to waves. The movable weight 31 is fixed to the ends of a pair of levers 33 fixed in opposite directions to a horizontal shaft 32 rotatably mounted on the case 1, and the lever 33 reciprocates together with the horizontal shaft 32 even if the case 1 slightly sways. It is configured to rotate.

The fan-shaped gear 3 fixed to the horizontal shaft 32
When 4 is engaged with a rack gear 35 which is mounted on the case 1 so as to be able to move up and down, when the case 1 is shaken by a wave, the gear 34 rotates, and the rack gear 35 meshed with this moves up and down, so that the frame 12 shown in FIG. If connected,
The same effect as that of FIG. 1 and the like can be obtained.

FIG. 9 shows a modification of the above embodiment. In this case, the movable weight 31 at the end of the lever 33 is suspended by a telescopic spring 36 so that the weight 31 moves up and down while the spring 36 is telescopic. . In this case, the weight on the opposite side as shown in FIG. 8 is unnecessary, but other mechanisms may be the same as those in FIG.

In FIG. 10, the copper plate 7 is vibrated to separate and remove bubbles adhering to the copper plate 7. As in the case of FIG. 8, a movable weight 31, a lever 33, and a horizontal shaft 32 are provided. A hammer 37 as a bubble removing tool is fixed to the shaft 32. In this structure, the wave moves the case 1 and the hammer 37
When is shaken, the hammer 37 strikes the upper part of the copper plate 7 and blows off the bubbles adhered by the impact. Also in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the weight 31 may be hung by a spring to rock the lever 33. In this case, it is effective to support the copper plate 7 with a spring 38 as shown in the figure to facilitate vibration.

The buoy A is suitable for various purposes other than the use for longline fishing, for example, for extending the life of a storage battery such as a buoy indicating a route or an underwater dangerous material. Further, each member such as each gear described above also uses a corrosion resistant material such as plastic.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, the surface of the copper plate of the storage battery of the illuminated buoy floated above water is rubbed,
A bubble remover that removes bubbles adhering to the surface of the copper plate by tapping is provided to prevent a decrease in the starting force due to the bubbles adhering to the copper plate. Exert strength. Further, since the bubble removing tool is driven by using the wave generated on the water surface, there is an effect that no additional power is required for the bubble removing tool.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially longitudinal front view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged vertical side view of line II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway enlarged cross-sectional plan view taken along line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the bubble removing device.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway enlarged front view of still another embodiment of the bubble removing device.

6 is a partially cutaway enlarged front view of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway enlarged vertical front view showing another embodiment of the driving means of the bubble removing device.

FIG. 8 is a partially cutaway enlarged vertical front view showing still another embodiment of the driving means of the bubble removing device.

FIG. 9 is a partially cutaway enlarged vertical front view showing a modification example of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a partially cutaway enlarged vertical sectional front view showing an embodiment of a hammer-type bubble removing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Case 3 Storage Battery 4 Container 7 Copper Plate 10 Bubble Remover 11 Brush 15 Drive Float 21 Spare 22 Rod-like Body 37 Hammer

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A power generation box in which a storage battery is provided in a case that floats on water, and a bubble removal tool for rubbing the surface of a copper plate of the storage battery to remove bubbles adhering to the surface of the copper plate is provided, A bubble removing device for a storage battery, characterized in that a driving means for providing relative motion to the copper plate and the removing tool is provided by utilizing the above. 2. The bubble removing device for a storage battery according to claim 1, wherein the bubble removing tool is a brush made of synthetic resin. 3. The bubble removing device for a storage battery according to claim 1, wherein the bubble removing device is a spatula made of synthetic resin arranged in multiple stages. 4. The bubble removing device for a storage battery according to claim 1, wherein the bubble removing device is a frame made of a synthetic resin in which a plurality of rod-shaped bodies are vertically arranged in a multi-step manner. 5. The bubble removing device for a storage battery according to claim 1, wherein the removing tool has a plurality of rotating brushes arranged vertically in a multi-step manner and is moved up and down while being rotated by the driving means. 6. The drive means comprises a drive float that floats above and below the water outside the case and moves up and down, and a lever mechanism that keeps the movement of the float on the remover or the copper plate. 1. A bubble removing device for a storage battery according to 1. 7. The driving means comprises a driving weight that swings around a fulcrum when the case swings, and a lever mechanism that keeps the movement of the weight on the removing tool or the copper plate. The bubble removing device for a storage battery according to claim 1. 8. The air bubble removing means is a hammer that hits the copper plate, and comprises a driving float that floats above the water outside the case and moves up and down, and interlocking means that transmits the movement of the float to the hammer. The bubble removing device for a storage battery according to claim 1. 9. The bubble removing means is a hammer for hitting the copper plate, and comprises a driving weight that moves up and down in conjunction with the movement of the case, and an interlocking means for transmitting the movement of the weight to the hammer. The bubble removing device for a storage battery according to claim 1.